Lycium californicum Calflora

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Lycium californicum Nutt.

California box thorn, California boxthorn, California desert thorn

Lycium californicum is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~458 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Lycium
Family:	Solanaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Lycium californicum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LYCA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).